Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 01:38:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 01:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 33° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.33 meters/second, 1491.6 km/hour, 926.8 miles/hour or 805.4 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 29.3" | 15.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.3" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.45 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 14.0" | 926.52 mi | west | 0° 01' 18.5" | 1.50 mi | north | 926.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 24' 55.2" | 794.10 mi | east | 0° 00' 14.6" | 0.28 mi | south | 794.11 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Praia | Sat 12:38 AM | 1320 km | 820 miles | 713 nm |  SE |
| Ponta Delgada (Azores) | Sat 12:38 AM | 1848 km | 1148 miles | 998 nm |  NNE |
| Nouakchott | Sat 1:38 AM | 1867 km | 1160 miles | 1008 nm |  ESE |
| Dakar | Sat 1:38 AM | 1876 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm | ESE |
| Banjul | Sat 1:38 AM | 2025 km | 1258 miles | 1093 nm | ESE |
| El Aaiún | Sat 1:38 AM | 2092 km | 1300 miles | 1130 nm |  ENE |
| Bissau | Sat 1:38 AM | 2211 km | 1374 miles | 1194 nm | ESE |
| Conakry | Sat 1:38 AM | 2528 km | 1571 miles | 1365 nm | ESE |
| Freetown | Sat 1:38 AM | 2639 km | 1640 miles | 1425 nm | ESE |
| Casablanca | Sat 1:38 AM | 2799 km | 1739 miles | 1511 nm | ENE |
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